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Associated PressUSF hopes to have new coach before early signing dayBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) South Florida athletic director Michael Kelly hopes to have a new football coach hired before the national early signing date of Dec. 18.Charlie Strong was fired Sunday, two days after finishing a 4-8...

AP College Football WriterAll these years later, Huskers vs Buffs still a grudge matchBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) It's going on a decade since Nebraska and Colorado went their separate ways because of conference realignment, and current players weren't born yet or can't remember when the series was...

Memphis player charged with rape, is kicked off teamMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Police say Memphis defensive end Ernest Suttles has been charged with rape after an incident near campus, and Suttles was dismissed from the team before the Tigers played Navy on Saturday.The Memphis Police Department wrote on Twitter...

AP College Football WriterLSU's Ed Orgeron is AP college football coach of the yearBy RALPH D. RUSSOEd Orgeron of LSU is The Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the top-ranked Tigers to a Southeastern Conference championship and their first College Football Playoff appearance.Orgeron received 33 of 56...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Troy Williams signed with Washington as a top-ranked dual-threat quarterback in 2013. Two years later, Williams is the starter for Utah and he wants to show the fourth-ranked Huskies' coaching staff what they missed out on. The Utes (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12) host Washington (7-0, 4-0) on...

Associated PressFamily: Fatally shot UAB running back was always smilingBy TERRY SPENCERDELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) The family of University of Alabama Birmingham running back Gregory Bryant searched for answers Monday, saying they don't know why anyone would fatally shoot him as he drove on Interstate 95.Allen Mosley, Bryant's...

AP Sports WriterBoston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coachBy JIMMY GOLENThe tweet from Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond showed a puff of white smoke rising from the school's Gothic bell tower, Gasson Hall.The Eagles have a new football coach.Borrowing from a papal tradition, the Jesuit...

BALTIMORE (AP) Former University of Maryland President H.C. ''Curley'' Byrd's name should come off of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium because he worked to maintain racial segregation and endorsed ''separate but equal'' education, the current president said Monday.Wallace D. Loh said in emails and letters to the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Michigan State shuts down Tulsa in 28-7 winBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Kenny Willekes recovered two fumbles, including one in the end zone for a touchdown, and No. 18 Michigan State manhandled Tulsa 28-7 on Friday night.Willekes, back on the field after breaking...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Yes, the FCS season is onBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The cozy confines of the UNI-Dome and a perfect fall afternoon at Bridgeforth Stadium couldn't stop a harsh reminder from blowing in on the first Saturday of October:The FCS season is on, and it's more than two...

Dick Tomey, former Arizona head football coach, dies at 80TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dick Tomey, the winningest football coach in University of Arizona history, has died of cancer. He was 80.Tomey's family and the university said he died Friday night in Tucson. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Follow-up time for Wisconsin, AuburnBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs any artist who has ever produced a hit record will attest, the follow-up can be a real challenge.Last week, Wisconsin, Auburn and Southern California were at the top of the charts in college football, registering...